Monotype Kommo-o (Dragon, Lead Rocks)

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[SET]
name: Stealth Rock Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Poison Jab
item: Focus Sash
ability: Bulletproof
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Kommo-o is fantastic as a lead on Dragon teams for its ability to set Stealth Rock in conjunction with its access to Taunt. Taunt prevents Defoggers such as Mandibuzz from clearing entry hazards, denies opposing entry hazard setters like Toxapex, and stops slower foes such as Polteageist from setting up. Close Combat is a great Fighting-type STAB move that deals considerable damage to foes like Galarian Darmanitan and Ferrothorn. Poison Jab is used to threaten Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Ribombee. Bulletproof is utilized to prevent damage taken from specific Pokemon such as Shadow Ball Aegislash, Gyro Ball Ferrothorn, and Sludge Bomb Vileplume.

All Dragon teams appreciate the utility that Kommo-o provides. With its support, teammates such as Dracovish, Dragapult, and Hydreigon are able to use their vast arsenal of offensive moves to dismantle opposing teams with ease. Dragapult especially appreciates it for Kommo-o's ability to block Shadow Ball while also resisting Dark-type moves that would threaten it. Kyurem-B also likes the Stealth Rock support Kommo-o provides, as it puts various foes in range of its powerful offensive moves. It also is irksome for Water teams to handle, as the BoltBeam coverage of Freeze-Dry and Fusion Bolt makes it nearly impossible for Water-types to switch into without being OHKOed. Choice Scarf Duraludon's STAB Flash Cannon can threaten Fairy-types such as Galarian Weezing and Mimikyu that otherwise take Kommo-o on comfortably. Noivern also partners well with Kommo-o, as it utilizes its faster Taunt and recovery to shut down opposing Pokemon such as Mandibuzz and Toxapex, as well as Defog to remove hazards like Sticky Web from its side of the field.

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- Written by: [[Havens, 391540]]
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[SET]
name: Stealth Rock Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Body Press / Drain Punch Close Combat
move 4: Poison Jab
item: Focus Sash
ability: Bulletproof
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HPAtk / 80 4 Def / 176 252 Spe

Think it's fine here to just go all out with Close Combat since it's a lead. Drain Punch without any setup is a bit meh and Body Press is not worth since it's weaker. You can opt for a Maximum Speed spread too since we're not running Body Press.

[SET COMMENTS]
Think it would be great to have a separate line describing exactly what examples of Pokemon Taunt is good for: denying opposing hazard setters, setup sweepers and preventing Defog is amazing as a lead and give like one/two examples for each. Toxapex, Hippowdon, Cloyster, Corviknight, and Mandibuzz are some you could use. Just saying "utility" is a bit ambiguous especially since it's such an important part of the set in my opinion.

Need to talk about Poison Jab hitting Hatterene which is especially useful as a Stealth Rock setter.

Reflect the Close Combat and EV change here.

Stealth Rock chip is great for Duraludon as it allows it to beat Gardevoir and Hatterene more comfortably and freeing itself from needing to run them. Wouldn't say Fairy-type Pokemon prevent Kommo-o from doing its job seeing as Poison Jab hits Hatterene and Galarian Weezing gets Taunted.

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Mention Kyurem-B, how it benefits from Kommo-o's Stealth Rock chipping away the opposing team, how it's great against Water teams etc.

This might be a bit contradictory since its a lead Kommo-o set, but it's probably worth mentioning Noivern's Defog for Sticky Web because they cripple Dragon teams pretty badly and make the matchup against Fairy pretty unwinnable.

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Amcheck, hope I did this right! If not, I apologize.

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Kommo-o is fantastic as a lead on Dragon teams for its ability to set up Stealth Rock in conjunction with Taunt. Taunt is solid at preventing Defog from foes such as Mandibuzz, denies opposing entry hazard setters like such as Toxapex, and stops slower foes such as Polteageist from setting up. I changed "like" because you also use "such as" in the other two examples, and I think it fits the motif more. Close Combat is a great Fighting-type STAB move that deals considerable damage to foes like Galarian Darmanitan and Ferrothorn. Poison Jab is used to threaten Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Ribombee. Bulletproof is utilized to prevent damage taken from specific Pokemon such as Shadow Ball Aegislash, Gyro Ball Ferrothorn, and Sludge Bomb Gengar. Maximum Attack and Speed investment allow it to be as strong and as fast as possible.

All Dragon teams appreciate the utility that Kommo-o provides. With its support, teammates such as Dracovish, Dragapult, and Hydreigon are able to use their vast arsenal of offensive moves to dismantle opposing teams with ease. Dragapult especially appreciates it for its additional abilities to block Shadow Ball while also resisting Dark-type moves that would threaten it. Kyurem-B also likes the Stelath Stealth Rock support Kommo-o provides as it puts various foes in range of its powerful offensive moves. Typo. It also is irksome for Water teams to handle, as the BoltBeam coverage of Freeze-Dry and Fusion Bolt make it nearly impossible for them to switch into without it OHKOing a Water-type. Choice Scarf Duraludon uses its STAB boosted Flash Cannon to threaten Fairy-types such as Galarian Weezing and Mimikyu that otherwise take Kommo-o on comfortably. Noivern partners well with it, as it utilizes its faster Taunt and recovery to shut down opposing utility users such as Mandibuzz and Toxapex, as well as Defog to remove hazards like Sticky Web from its side of the field.
 
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[SET]
name: Stealth Rock Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Poison Jab
item: Focus Sash
ability: Bulletproof
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Kommo-o is fantastic as a lead on Dragon teams for its ability to set up Stealth Rock in conjunction with its access to Taunt. Taunt is solid at preventing prevents Defoggers from foes such as Mandibuzz from clearing entry hazards, denies opposing entry hazard setters like Toxapex, and stops slower foes such as Polteageist from setting up. Close Combat is a great Fighting-type STAB move that deals considerable damage to foes like Galarian Darmanitan and Ferrothorn. Poison Jab is used to threaten Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Ribombee. Bulletproof is utilized to prevent damage taken from specific Pokemon such as Shadow Ball Aegislash, Gyro Ball Ferrothorn, and Sludge Bomb Gengar. Maximum Attack and Speed investment allow it to be as strong and as fast as possible. (fluff/obvious)

All Dragon teams appreciate the utility that Kommo-o provides. With its support, teammates such as Dracovish, Dragapult, and Hydreigon are able to use their vast arsenal of offensive moves to dismantle opposing teams with ease. Dragapult especially appreciates it for its additional abilities Kommo-o's ability to block Shadow Ball while also resisting Dark-type moves that would threaten it. Kyurem-B also likes the Stelath Stealth Rock support Kommo-o provides, (AC) as it puts various foes in range of its powerful offensive moves. It also is irksome for Water teams to handle, as the BoltBeam coverage of Freeze-Dry and Fusion Bolt makes it nearly impossible for them Water-types to switch into without being OHKOed it OHKOing a Water-type. Choice Scarf Duraludon's STAB uses its STAB boosted Flash Cannon to can threaten Fairy-types such as Galarian Weezing and Mimikyu that otherwise take Kommo-o on comfortably. Noivern also partners well with it Kommo-o, as it utilizes its faster Taunt and recovery to shut down opposing utility users Pokemon such as Mandibuzz and Toxapex, as well as Defog to remove hazards like Sticky Web from its side of the field.
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